Laura Wright

A new approach to sociolinguistics, introducing the study of the social meaning of English words over time, and offering an engaging and entertaining demonstration of lexical sociolinguistic analysis. The Social Life of Words: A Historical Approach explores the rise and fall of the social properties of words, charting ways in which they take on new social connotations. Written in an...

The blogger behind the Saveur award-winning blog The First Mess shares her eagerly anticipated debut cookbook, featuring more than 125 beautifully prepared seasonal whole-food recipes. "This plant-based collection of recipes is full of colour, good ideas, clever tricks you'll want to know." - Deborah Madison, author of Vegetable Literacy and The New Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone Home cooks head to...